Accolade opens wine merchant in Surrey

Hardys and Echo Falls owner Accolade Wines has muscled into the retail market by opening its own wine shop near its head office in Weybridge, Surrey. The store is called 1853 Wine Club – named after the year Hardys founder Thomas Hardy first planted vines in Australia – and opened its doors yesterday. Accolade has already been running the direct-to-consumer online store www.1853wineclub.com and the retail outlet is an extension of this business.